Chapter 4 Note Cards Flashcards
Imperial Authority
Who - Attempted by the British
What - States that Britain will have power over the colonies & wil be able to interfere with their affairs
When - Throughout the British reign of American colonies
Where - British colonies in America
Why - The British wanted to control the colonies in America
Ben Franklin/Albany Plan
Who - Proposed by Ben Franklin
What - Suggested that Parliament set up one overseeing government power that would be responsible for all relations with the natives. It would have a “president general” and would unite all colonies
When - 1754
Where - Albany, New York
Why - The colonies seeked a way to defend themselves against the natives, and this was Ben Franklin’s proposition
Creoles
Who - White immigrants of French descent
What - They owned plantations in the South
When - N/A
Where - Lower Mississippi & New Orleans
Why - N/A
Iroquois Confederacy
Who - Mohawk, Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, and Oneida (native nations)
What - The nations that formed an alliance together in the 1400s & were very powerful. The Iroquois formed commercial relationships with settlers
When - Formed in 15th century, most powerful since 1640s
Where - Great Lakes region
Why - An alliance, so all would benefit & they would grow strong togeth
Impressment
Who - Done by the British to colonists
What - Forced enlistment
When - 1757
Where - America
Why - Military recruitment slowed immensely after he Braddock defeat
French and Indian War (Seven Years War)
Who - Between Britain/British colonies & French/Natives
What - A nearly 9-year war between the French and British, each with their own native allies, for territories
When - 1754-1763
Where - Took place throughout New England and Nova Scotia
Why - The French and British were disputing who could claim the Ohio Valley
Pontiac’s Rebellion
Who - Led by Ottawa chieftain Pontiac against British settlers
What - Rebellion that led to the Proclamation of 1763, prohibiting settlers from going beyond a line drawn along the Appalachian Mts
When - 1763
Where - Ohio Valley
Why - The British immediately attempted to settle into the Ohio River Valley, which the natives who lived there did not appreciate
Proclamation of 1763
Who - British
What - Act that forbade British settlers from moving west of the Appalachian Mts.
When - 1763
Where - Instituted in the colonies
Why - This was made as a result of the Pontiac rebellion; appealed to British and could cost less military-wise
Mutiny Act
Who - British
What - An act that forced colonists to help in provisioning and maintaining the British army
When - 1765
Where - The American colonies
Why - The British wished to increase its authority in the colonies, and so stationed British troops in America
Paxton Boys
Who - A band of people from western PA
What - They descended on Philadelphia
When - 1763
Where - Western Pennsylvania
Why - They wanted relief from the colonial taxes & to get money to defend themselves against the natives
Currency Act
Who - British
What - Ended the distribution of paper money and retired the use of it
When - 1764
Where - Enforced in the colonies
Why - Mercantilism
Stamp Act
Who - British
What - Imposed taxes on printed documents (pamphlets, wills, licenses, deeds, newspapers, almanacs)
When - 1765
Where - Enforced in the colonies
Why - Mercantilism
Patrick Henry
Who - Patrick Henry
What - Man who made a speech to House of Burgesses and stated that the colonists possessed the same rights as the English & that they could be taxed by their own representatives; most of his resolutions were printed as the Virginia Resolves
When - 1700s
Where - N/A
Why - N/A
Stamp Act Congress
Who - Stamp Act Congress
What - Made a petition to the kind that said that Americans owed “all due subordination” to Parliament, and said that colonists could not be rightfully taxed except by themselves
When - Met in NY with delegates in October, 1765
Where - N/A
Why - This was a reaction to the new tax
Sugar Act
Who - British
What - Strengthened enforcement of the duty on sugar (lowering molasses) & established vice-admiralty courts in America
When - 1764
Where - American colonies
Why - Designed to end illegal sugar trade between Americans and the West Indies
